Hibiscus meeusei
Exell
Small-flowered kenaf
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Description
A herb. It can grow for one or two years. It grows about 1 m tall. It is usually branched from the base. The leaf stalk is 12 cm long. The leaves have 3-5 lobes spread out like fingers on a hand. The flowers are 3-6 cm across. They are yellow with a dark red centre. The fruit is a capsule 15 mm long by 12 mm wide. It is cone shaped. The seeds have small scales.
Edible Uses
The leaves are eaten.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It usually grows in disturbed places and waste land.
Where It Grows
Africa, East Africa, Eswatini, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Southern Africa, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe,
Also Known As
Sosoori, Ugangampunza
References (5)
- Grivetti, L. E., 1980, Agricultural development: present and potential role of edible wild plants. Part 2: Sub-Saharan Africa, Report to the Department of State Agency for International Development. p 70
- INFOODSUpdatedFGU-list.xls
- Peters, C. R., O'Brien, E. M., and Drummond, R.B., 1992, Edible Wild plants of Sub-saharan Africa. Kew. p 144
- Scudder, 1971,
- www.zimbabweflora.co.zw 2011
